Pacific ranked No. 6 among state private colleges

Wednesday

Sep 9, 2015 at 6:08 PMSep 9, 2015 at 6:08 PM

The Record

University of the Pacific tied with the University of San Francisco for the No. 6 spot among California private institutions on U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges ratings of national universities, released Wednesday.

Nationally, Pacific ranked No. 108 among 268 private institutions, tied with the University of San Francisco, Illinois Institute of Technology, Iowa State University, University of Dayton, University of Oklahoma and University of South Carolina. Stanford, in a tie with Columbia for fourth overall, was the top-ranked California school. It trailed Princeton, Harvard and Yale universities.

In addition, Pacific ranked among the top 15 institutions nationwide for ethnic diversity. And Pacific again made the short list of “A-Plus Schools for B Students.”

“University of the Pacific is deeply committed to our wonderfully diverse and engaged student body, and proud of the superb education we offer them,” university President Pamela A. Eibeck said. “Today’s rankings reflect our commitment and our students’ success.”

U.S. News’ national category, defined by the magazine as institutions that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master’s and doctoral degrees, includes 19 California institutions. Ten are private, including Stanford, the California Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California.